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Location
In Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Road, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, PO38 1UY IWM War Memorials Archive Record Link : War Memorials Archive Reference 40911 Historic England Listing Status Holy Trinity Church is Listed Grade C. Since the Memorial forms part of the fittings of the Church, it is assumed to be covered by the Listing. Description Plaque giving the names of the members of the South Wight Boy Scouts who died in World War II. It would seem that this was originally located in the District Headquarters chalet at Church Hill Camp Site, according to the report of the unveiling shown below. The ceremony took place on 23 April 1950. |
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Memorial
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Inscription
IN LASTING AND HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH WIGHT DISTRICT BOY SCOUTS ----- names as given below ----- CALLED TO HIGHER SERVICE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 "LEST WE FORGET" Further Information
ISLE OF WIGHT MERCURY
Friday, June 6, 1941 Page 3
No less than 84 members of the 3rd Ventnor Boy Scouts are serving their country in the present war -
23 in the Navy, 42 in the Army, and 19 in the Royal Air Force. Four have made the supreme sacrifice,
namely, Bagnald [1], Newnham, Paffett and Lale.
(not all the report has been transcribed) [1] Believed to refer to Eric H Bagnald, who did not die, but, in a later report of 19 July 1941, is stated to have been wounded :
Isle of Wight County Press
19th July 1941 VENTNOR MEN DECORATED Acting Flight Officer Eric H. Bagnald,
son of Mrs. Bagnald, The Nook, Bonchurch,
has been awarded the D.F.C. for bringing
his plane home safely after a raid on Germany
in which he was injured. Before enlisting,
he was on the staff of the National Provincial
Bank and was a former student at Sandown
Secondary School and a member of Ventnor
Boy Scouts. He is on a visit to his home
and has an arm in a sling.
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Report of unveiling [April 1950, probably from the IW Mercury] - note some discrepancies in names as given, against those inscribed on the Memorial; The report lists W ABBOTT instead of A ABBOTT and D COWAN although D COWIE is listed on the memorial. A A KING is not listed in the report |
Page last updated : 22 February 2015 (added newspaper report)